Supermercado El Taxquenito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER AND 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER IN THE TAQUERIA PREP AREA. OBSERVED EGGS AT 52F, CHEESE AT 50F, BEEF AT 48F, CHICKEN AT 46F, AND SALSA AT 46F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT 50F INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER AND AT 45F INSIDE OF THE 4 DRAWER PREP COOLER IN THE TAQUERIA PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH COOLERS AND MAINTAIN THEM BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE DEEP FRYER, GRILL, MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES, AND INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS IN THE TAQUERIA PREP AREA.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR OF THE TAQUERIA PREP AREA AND ON THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE TAUQERIA PREP AREA.
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 2, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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